eric nelson says the buoys help signal to organizers what kind of waves are coming. >> will it be big enough to have a competition? >> reporter: broken buoys are not hard enough, but leaving them that way is. our phone calls went unanswered today. but the harbor master says noaa officials told them they plan to replace the buoys with newer models, but wouldn't tell them when. >> they have no approval process as far as we can tell. >> reporter: fishermen say they will rely on weather forecasts and their own instincts and hope everyone comes back safely. in half moon bay, rob roth, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> shutting down after 26 years. >> i had no choice. >> yes, it wasn't my choice. >> the major project forcing some bay area businesses to close their doors. >> the timing on freezing weather, where you live. >> next, searching for two people days after they disappeared on a fishing trip. >> at this point, we still don't know what happened to my parents. >> the clues that investigators discovered inside their boat. ...are the hands that do good things for the whole community: the enviro